Death Dealers and Death Doulas: Covid-19 and the Monster of Grief (with Natasha Mikles)

Beast and Bible

Covid-19 was a creature that wreaked havoc on the human race. The experience of a pandemic will haunt many facets of life for years to come, particularly as humanity grieves so much loss. In tthis episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Mikles and look at her new book, Shattered Grief: How the Pandemic Transformed the Spirituality of Death in America. Listeners will find solidarity and some new insights as they continue to process all that took place int he early 2020s.

Show Notes

• Book | Shattered Grief: How the Pandemic Transformed the Spirituality of Death in America by Natasha Mikles | https://a.co/d/35D898e
• Website | Natasha Miles - https://www.natashamikles.com
• Book | Encountering Religion: Responsibility and Criticism After Secularism - https://www.amazon.com/Encountering-Religion-Responsibility-Secularism-Insurrections/dp/B015X4BXOE
• Article | “The Study of Religion on the Other Side of Disgust” by Robert Orsi -
• https://bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/the-study-of-religion-on-the-other-side-of-disgust/